Teaching Assistant

Glen Park Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 2DE

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  15 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790.00 - £25,584.00 Annually (FTE)

Teaching Assistant job summary

We are seeking someone who:

• Has experience of working with children in an educational setting, preferably within the Early years sector.
• Is a team player, able to use their initiative in the classroom and help support the delivery of intervention programmes for individual and small groups of children
• Has a commitment to improving their own knowledge, skills and practice in relation to the post.
• Support the delivery of the EYFS curriculum within the classroom and outdoor learning spaces.
• Encourage children’s social and emotional development through play and interaction.
• Ideally has a working knowledge of the Read, Write Inc phonics programme

If you have the commitment to work in a school that is continually striving to ensure the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being, your application would be very welcome.

Visits to the school are highly encouraged, please contact the school office on 339073 to arrange a visit.

The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 3rd October. We are looking for someone to start in post as soon as possible.

Glen Park Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The posts are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Glen Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 417 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Glen Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/glen-park-primary-school

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